Backflip Studios
Backflip Studios was a mobile game developer and publisher based in Boulder, Colorado, United States. It was founded by Julian Farrior, Dale Thoms and Tom Blind in April 2009. In August 2009, it was announced that the company had raised US$145,000 in funding to continue developing for the iPhone OS. Backflip Studios was best known for their free mobile game Paper Toss, which has been downloaded over 50 million times. They are also widely known for Dragonvale, with over 10 million downloads. In 2013, Backflip Studios sold a 70% stake in the company to Hasbro for $112 million in cash.
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | April 2009 |
| Defunct | October 24, 2019 |
| Fate | Closed |
| Headquarters | Boulder, Colorado, U.S. |
Key people | Julian Farrior (CEO) Dale Thoms (CTO) Tom Blind (Lead Game Designer) |
| Products | Games for video game consoles, Android and Apple Inc. App Store |
Number of employees | 100 |
| Parent | Hasbro (70%) |
| Website | Archived official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2019-10-07) |
The studio closed on October 24, 2019.
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